gbọ́kàn lé
verb
/ɡ͡bɔ́.kã̀ lé/
Definitions
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to trust; to count on; to rely on
Kò sẹ́ni tá a lè gbọ́kàn lé. There's no one we can rely on.
Etymology
From gbé (“to carry”) + ọkàn (“heart”) + lé (“upon”), literally “to carry the heart upon”.
Component words
gbéto carryọkànheart
léupon
5 entries are spelled “lé”. The etymology calls it “upon”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
lé
to exceed in number
lé
to appear distinctly
lé
on, on top of, after
lé
to pursue, to chase
lé
to become swollen
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “gbọkan le”.
Reference:
en-gbọkan_le-yo-verb-ejfn-VMX